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    The Charter of 1726 established criminal courts in the three presidency towns led by the Governor and senior Council members, empowering them to try petty criminal cases using procedures similar to courts in England. This began introducing important English concepts of criminal justice and legal procedures to India, replacing the previous system. It also standardized the judicial system across Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras by creating civil and criminal courts deriving their authority directly from the King, rather than the East India Company.

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    The Charter of 1726 established criminal courts in the three presidency towns led by the Governor and senior Council members, empowering them to try petty criminal cases using procedures similar to courts in England. This began introducing important English concepts of criminal justice and legal procedures to India, replacing the previous system. It also standardized the judicial system across Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras by creating civil and criminal courts deriving their authority directly from the King, rather than the East India Company.

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    The Charter of 1726 established criminal courts in the three presidency towns led by the Governor and senior Council members, empowering them to try petty criminal cases using procedures similar to courts in England. This began introducing important English concepts of criminal justice and legal procedures to India, replacing the previous system. It also standardized the judicial system across Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras by creating civil and criminal courts deriving their authority directly from the King, rather than the East India Company.

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    The Charter of 1726 established criminal courts in the three presidency towns led by the Governor and senior Council members, empowering them to try petty criminal cases using procedures similar to courts in England. This began introducing important English concepts of criminal justice and legal procedures to India, replacing the previous system. It also standardized the judicial system across Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras by creating civil and criminal courts deriving their authority directly from the King, rather than the East India Company.

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    The Charter provided that in each presidency town, the Governor and five senior

    members of the Council will have criminal jurisdiction and would be justices of the peace. They
    were empowered to arrest and punish persons for petty criminal cases. These Courts were
    entrusted with the same powers as similar Court in England. These courts were authorized
    follow
    the procedure followed by Court in England. Thus the Charter of 1726 made the beginning of
    important English ideas, technical forms and procedure of criminal justice into India.
    CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHARTER OF 1726 –
    The year 1726 saw the abolition of the Court of Admiralty at Madras. By establishing the
    Mayor’s Court at the three presidency town of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, the Charter
    introduced a uniform judicial machinery for justice in India. The civil and criminal courts
    established under the Charter derived their authority directly from the King and not from the
    Company. In this respect, these courts were superior to the Courts which were established in

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